Karachi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$168
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8915th and 7025th ($430 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6371st and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15234

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531